Sermon to Clerks Urges Diligence and Integrity
Rev T De Witt Talmage addresses clerks in stores banks and shops urging patient industry and obedience. He warns against greed pride misdeeds and exploitation while praising Lydia the Christian saleswoman and urging honesty courage perseverance and faithfulness in work and life.
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T.de Witt Talmage
Lydia
Thyatira
Philippi
Valparaiso
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Belief and Truth in Nature Sayings by Rev Henson
A reflective aphorism from Rev P S Henson of Chicago on the difficulty of accepting enduring truths. He notes that what is hardest to believe can be true, and that permanence in nature is real yet often unfathomed.
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Rev
P. S. Henson
Baptist
Chicago
The Great Coal Strike and Tariff Reduction Link
Washington report links the coal miners strike to Wilson tariff cuts on coal. It notes wages fell after 1893 and the 40 cent per ton rate. Nova Scotia coal displaced West Virginia output, reducing demand. Bryan supported removing coal duty, sparking GOP-Democrat tension.
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Washington
Congress
Ratchford
United States Mine Workers’ Association
New York Herald
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Virginias
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Newport News
Seaboard
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Virginia
West Virginia
New York
New England
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
United States
New Englands
Eost
West
Tention
Natchford
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
C. PD. King
Tariff Trust Debate Split Marks Party Lines
In the tariff fight Republicans resist anti trust provisions while Democrats and populists push for trust regulation. The Standard Oil trust and coal issues illustrate distrusts run across free and duty lists. Trusts are complex and deserve separate treatment, not as tariff appendages. Ohio silver politics and ex congressman Towne trend toward free silver. currency reform plans gain cross party support, while Bryan faces campaign pressure in Ohio.
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Augustine
Jay
Sabaoth
Earth
Heaven
Washington
New York
London
Vienna
Thebes
Babylon
Tyre
United States
Standard Oil
Congress
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ohio
Democratic Party of
Cleveland
Towne
Minnesota
Chicago
Bryan
Chinese Woman Doctor Brings Change In China’s Women
Dr Rachel Benn of Tientsin is appointed physician to Li Hongzhang’s household and two Chinese girls are chosen as delegates to a London women’s congress. Dr Hu King Eng, a leading figure, becomes a landmark in China’s female medical progress, inspiring a disabled mandarin’s son.
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Li Hung Chang
China
Rachel Q. Benn
Ten-Tsin
London
Miss Wang
Hu King Eng
Nu King Eng
Yu Mae Kin
Orient
Fea de Silva
Honolulu
King Eng
Foochow
Hu Po Mi
Tu Yong Mi
Ohio Wesleyan University
Woman's Medical College of
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Polyclinic
Woman's Hospital of
Boston
I Lu
Woodhow
Liang-an
N. Y. Herald
Delicious Tomato Salad
A simple tomato salad recipe uses raw chilled thick slices of tomato, dressed with salt pepper oil and vinegar, topped with minced celery. Serve tomato cups filled with dressed celery on crisp pale-green lettuce leaves for garnish.
Fine Tutti Frutti Pudding by Mrs Rover
A recipe for tutti frutti pudding using cream yolks eggs sugar vanilla and mixed fruit. The method includes heating yolk cream, cooling, freezing then folding whipped cream cherries pineapple pears and green gages soaked in orange juice.
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Mrs. & T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
Helping Him Along Diffident Lover Dialogue
A compact excerpt depicts a tense scene about courtship and family approval. A weary man faces antagonism as a father reluctantly consents, revealing social pressure and romance constraints in a busy day.
Foldable work basket for travel use
A compact folding work basket designed for summer trips. It folds flat with a six inch square cardboard base covered in decorative material. Edges are sewn only to the bottom while the sides remain free for easy packing and use.
Seaside work basket with detachable handle feature
A craft description explains a seaside work basket with corner ribbons, quilled edge ornamentation, pockets on two sides, a cushion and needle-book on the other two, and a detachable handle. It packs flat when unassembled and cleans easily at home.
Cooking vegetables and their value in meals
Mrs. S I Rorer notes that markets offer abundance but people fail to appreciate vegetables. Leguminous seeds and beans provide high food value at low cost, with beans costing five cents equaling two pounds of beef at fifty cents. She advises slow cooking and salting for green vegetables to preserve flavor.
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Rorer
S. ‘I, Rorer
Ladies’ Home Journal
Remarkable Window Shade Fork Story From Mrs Bilhops
A curious anecdote from the New York Sun describes Mrs. Bilhops flaunting a steel fork kept to wind a window shade spring. Mr. Billtops assists, the fork is used neatly, and the couple marvel at her ingenuity after she winds the spring and secures the mechanism with a hairpin.
New Lining for Carpets Invented by Providence Manufacturer
W A Macurain of Providence Rhode Island has devised a paper lining for carpets. A yard long strips are fed into a loom and folded lengthwise by a tubular guide. An elastic weft forms and is bound by Woorp threads. The machine gums and stitches the paper selvage, yielding a uniform elastic carpet feel.
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W. A. Macurain
Providence
R. I
To Match the Room Mirror Framing Makeovers
Plain wooden framed mirrors can be transformed to suit any room by covering the frames with the same chintz used in window curtains or divan cushions. A little time and care turns odd looking mirrors into beautiful pieces that harmonize with decor.
The Wise One Mystery Match
In Pearson's Weekly a riddle unfolds about a woman loved by three, each suitor vying by guessing her age. She marries the man who guessed the lowest, though the exact age remains undisclosed.
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Pearson’s Weekly
A Father in Luck
A dialogue at breakfast shows Mr Chaffie rebuking his children for their finicky tastes while noting his own hardship away from home and the perceived better life with them. Concerns about living arrangements surface through John's casual remark.
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Mr. Chaffie
Johnnie
Tammany Times
Odd remarks spark questions about a girl rider
A Louisville Courier Journal passage notes disparaging comments about Miss Kittish and Miss Teaspot. It mentions a girl who cannot be taught to ride a bicycle and hints at family ties to a livery stable.
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Ryan
McKinley
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